risotto
noun
ri·sot·to
ri-ˈsȯ-(ˌ)tō 
-ˈzȯ-
plural risottos
: rice cooked usually in meat or seafood stock and seasoned (as with Parmesan cheese or saffron)
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Next, opt for the southern favorite of Carolina gold risotto enhanced with summer corn and mushrooms.
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Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
There’s a Caesar salad, a dry-aged sirloin, and a creamy risotto too, but in the bottom corner is the most important offering, a message that reads: Eat.
—Staff Author, Southern Living, 17 June 2025
Located in what was once a Howard Johnson’s restaurant, Tim McLoone’s Supper Club serves up American fare like crab cakes and risotto with shows ranging from jazz to Jersey Shore tributes.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 June 2025
The result is a gloopy pile of blank slate risotto: butter, parm, a fairy’s modest pinch of saffron.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 July 2025
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Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
There’s a Caesar salad, a dry-aged sirloin, and a creamy risotto too, but in the bottom corner is the most important offering, a message that reads: Eat.
—Staff Author, Southern Living, 17 June 2025
Located in what was once a Howard Johnson’s restaurant, Tim McLoone’s Supper Club serves up American fare like crab cakes and risotto with shows ranging from jazz to Jersey Shore tributes.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 June 2025
The result is a gloopy pile of blank slate risotto: butter, parm, a fairy’s modest pinch of saffron.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 July 2025
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“Risotto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/risotto. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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